What do you want to know about biotech food labeling?

What do you want to know about biotech food labeling?

By Karen Batra, 02/14/2013

Administered by the Center for Food Integrity (CFI), the BestFoodFacts.org website gives the food-consuming public the opportunity to connect with food system experts to further learn about the many facets of food production, preparation, consumption and everything in-between.

Based on input from readers (submit your question here!), as well as national news stories, thought-leading publications and the food-focused topics being discussed on blogs, CFI staff contact University-based experts (majority are PhDs or RDs), conduct an interview and write up the post. The expert has full editorial control to change, add, delete and ultimately approve all content before it is posted to the website.

An online video posted on BestFoodFacts.org, explores the topic of putting labels on food products indicating whether they’re made from genetically modified foods like corn, soybeans, canola and cotton.

Those in favor of labeling say it’s a matter of “right-to-know.” Those opposed to labeling say it could invoke fear in consumers and offers no additional nutritional information.

About the author

Karen Batra is Director of Food & Agriculture Communications, and has worked for BIO since 2008. Having lived in the Washington, D.C. area for more than 20 years, Karen has worked for four major national trade associations specializing in communications and media relations, most recently at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

What Karen likes best about BIO, aside from her uber-talented colleagues, is working to promote a technology that truly helps to heal, feed and fuel the world. In the food & ag sector, we aim to help farmers do what they do best – grow the most abundant, most affordable and safest food supply in the world.

Karen’s favorite biotech food is papaya, and her favorite genetically engineered animal is the spidey-goat. Karen also has two Glofish, Redfish and Bluefish, who live with their non-biotech cousin, Peachy the Snail.